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The voice-controlled Amazon Echo is becoming one of the most useful tech items in the house. No, really. The tiny, 9.25-inch-tall tower with a more-humanized Siri-type voice is rapidly becoming the personal assistant of the household.

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DAILY STAR ONLINEWhen Amazon's new voice-controlled speaker arrived at Daily Star HQ we didn't have high hopes.So many gadgets that want to be engaged in conversation are as much use as your mates after 10 pints of lager.But Amazon is convinced their...

The Echo was launched in the US in June 2015, and we've had to wait an agonising 15 months to get it in the UK. I say agonising because ever since learning about what the Echo can do, I've wanted to get one and see if it's as good as it sounds. See...

As purely a Bluetooth speaker, the Echo leaves a lot to be desired. Paired with a natural, engrossing AI, however, Amazon's grand experiment in artificial intelligence is one of the most interesting gadgets I own.

Digital voice assistants aren't actually very useful. There is something faintly magical about being able to converse with your phone, but the banal reality is that it's rarely any quicker than reaching for Google search or tapping on an app icon....

It's been a long wait for the Amazon Echo to come to the UK but it's worth it. It's a device that will turn any home smart and uses voice technology in an intuitive and fun way. The more you try with the Amazon Echo, the better it...

If you haven't yet seen the Alec Baldwin Superbowl ads , or seen one in action — let's start off with just what the Echo is. The Amazon Echo is a wireless speaker that operates using voice commands. To activate the functionality, you have to use one of...

The Amazon Echo experience gets better the more you use it. Setup was a breeze – easier than advertised in my opinion and I have been really impressed with the Echo's ability to understand verbal commands from a large variety of people, with very few...

I love Alexa, also known as the Amazon Echo. She gives me all the information I need, helps me with my schedule and when I am starving and I don't know what to eat she helps me find various nearby restaurants that I can choose from. Alexa is not the...

After a week in our house, the Amazon Echo has shown its value as part of the tech arsenal. After four years in my pocket, Siri has not. And that's the thing about a personal assistant. If you don't rely on it, then what's the point? Why do I care if...

Amazon's Echo is an innovative product that is unique enough to have no tangible competition in the marketplace. The device is well built, looks great and performs incredibly well in both accuracy and speed. However, like many first iterations, the Echo...

Amazon's Echo is the best voice-controlled product that I've seen at the consumer level. It's versatile, powerful, and amazingly quick to recognize your speech and then do something, whether that's answering a trivia question, playing music, giving you...

We think hands-free voice control is a godsend and that Alexa, Amazon Echo's personal assistant, truly distinguishes this Bluetooth speaker from the competition. It blew our minds. We won't ever get tired of walking into our living room and...

Why is Alexa Echo so cool and frustrating at the same? When it knows how to answer your question, the experience is like magic. When my wife decided to ask, "Alexa, what color is the dress?" and the response was, "The dress is blue and black," we both...